Psychology_101_ Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 Hello everyone! This is somewhat unrelated but I was wondering if there is anyone here that has applied to clinical psych programs more than once. From your personal experience, or maybe from stories you've heard from friends, etc., is this super common? I finished my undergrad this past June and I feel a lot of pressure to start grad school as soon as possible. Are there any of you that have been out of undergrad for a couple of years and are now applying? I'd love to hear your experiences (feel free to PM if you don't want to share publicly!)
chopper.wife Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, Psychology_101_ said: Hello everyone! This is somewhat unrelated but I was wondering if there is anyone here that has applied to clinical psych programs more than once. From your personal experience, or maybe from stories you've heard from friends, etc., is this super common? I finished my undergrad this past June and I feel a lot of pressure to start grad school as soon as possible. Are there any of you that have been out of undergrad for a couple of years and are now applying? I'd love to hear your experiences (feel free to PM if you don't want to share publicly!) I took a year off and know a few people who are taking 2+ years off. This is my first time applying though, so keep that in mind. I think a lot of students feel pressure to apply right away but I actually think taking some time off is to your benefit, especially if you’re feeling a little burnt out from your undergrad. The only scenario where it is not beneficial is if you don’t work on strengthening your CV in the time you take off. The application process itself can be a lot of work and stressful, so giving yourself time to prepare everything is not a bad thing. Give this article a read, it definitely put me at ease with taking time off: https://cpa.ca/cpasite/UserFiles/Documents/students/Psynopsis32(2)ii.pdf
Neurophilic Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 My second Ryerson interview! This time with a POI I applied to work with School: Ryerson University Type: MA/PhD Clinical Psychology Date of Invite: Jan 10th, 2018 Type of invite: Email for Skype interview Interview date(s): Tomorrow evening POI: PM me lobstergirl, canadianpsych, chopper.wife and 3 others 5 1
Mickey26 Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 6 minutes ago, Neurophilic said: My second Ryerson interview! This time with a POI I applied to work with School: Ryerson University Type: MA/PhD Clinical Psychology Date of Invite: Jan 10th, 2018 Type of invite: Email for Skype interview Interview date(s): Tomorrow evening POI: PM me Wooot, you're on a rollll best of luck! Neurophilic, Psych_101 and shif 3
Psych_101 Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 Second interview request from different POI !!! EEEKK! School: Ryerson University Type: MA/PhD Clinical Psychology Date of Invite: Jan 10th, 2018 Type of invite: Email for in person interview Interview date(s): Week of Jan 15th Mickey26 1
higaisha Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Psychology_101_ said: Hello everyone! This is somewhat unrelated but I was wondering if there is anyone here that has applied to clinical psych programs more than once. From your personal experience, or maybe from stories you've heard from friends, etc., is this super common? I finished my undergrad this past June and I feel a lot of pressure to start grad school as soon as possible. Are there any of you that have been out of undergrad for a couple of years and are now applying? I'd love to hear your experiences (feel free to PM if you don't want to share publicly!) With the way clinical is going, taking a year off and doing a research/coordinator position is a much smarter idea than applying out of undergrad if you want to be as competitive as possible, especially if you don't have like 2+ years of research exp in undergrad. Psych_101 1
higaisha Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 Second Ryerson interview, POI skipped Skype and invited me for the formal interview. School: Ryerson University Type: MA/PhD Clinical Psychology Date of Invite: Jan 9th, 2018 Type of invite: Open house(?)/lab interview Interview date(s): Early Feb Don't PM about this POI, I'm still working out the deets of what the IRL interviews/open house are like so I don't want to give any incorrect info until I find out for sure, just wanted to give my fellow applicants a heads up. Neurophilic, Psych_101, shif and 1 other 4
NeuropsychologyNerd Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 Hey everyone, I applied to Clinical this year and haven't heard back yet from any schools.. I applied to McGill, UVic, UBC, UCalgary, UWO, and UWindsor. I am currently in my second year in a master's of Neuroscience and I was wondering if many other people were applying with a master's? Best of luck!
Mickey26 Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 1 minute ago, NeuropsychologyNerd said: Hey everyone, I applied to Clinical this year and haven't heard back yet from any schools.. I applied to McGill, UVic, UBC, UCalgary, UWO, and UWindsor. I am currently in my second year in a master's of Neuroscience and I was wondering if many other people were applying with a master's? Best of luck! Hey, I am still doing my undergrad, so different boat than you. I applied to UCalgary, and have been informed that Skype/phone interviews have concluded and POIs ranked applicants. Top 2 or so from each POI has been invited to an Open House in early-Feb. After the Open House, offers of admission will be made. I hope that helps! Best of luck and don't lose hope hopeful_psych 1
statsguy69 Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 Has anyone applied to the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) Clinical Psychology program? The one in the Clinical Psychology Field, not the one through OISE. Just curious if anyone has been invited for an interview.
Piagets#1Fan Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 2 hours ago, NeuropsychologyNerd said: Hey everyone, I applied to Clinical this year and haven't heard back yet from any schools.. I applied to McGill, UVic, UBC, UCalgary, UWO, and UWindsor. I am currently in my second year in a master's of Neuroscience and I was wondering if many other people were applying with a master's? Best of luck! I am currently doing my MA at McGill and I applied to McGill for PhD programs in clinical and counselling psychology!
NeuropsychologyNerd Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 13 minutes ago, Piagets#1Fan said: I am currently doing my MA at McGill and I applied to McGill for PhD programs in clinical and counselling psychology! Oh cool! Have you heard back from McGill yet? I applied to the master's program since my current master's won't transfer over any credits or anything.
SoundofSilence Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, NeuropsychologyNerd said: Hey everyone, I applied to Clinical this year and haven't heard back yet from any schools.. I applied to McGill, UVic, UBC, UCalgary, UWO, and UWindsor. I am currently in my second year in a master's of Neuroscience and I was wondering if many other people were applying with a master's? Best of luck! Hello everyone, First of all congratulations for the interview invites! It sounds so exciting. NeuropsychologyNerd - I also applied to UVic and noticed on the Results page that some people are already receiving interview invites. I have not received anything. Oh and I am also applying with a master's. I applied to only 4 universities (due to multiple circumstances) and I am starting to get a little jittery after seeing that Best of luck! Edited January 11, 2019 by SoundofSilence
GraddieBaddie Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 Does anyone have an idea of when the Queens open house is going to be? And whether only those who get called for a skype interview + pass the interview ill be invited?
Piagets#1Fan Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 On 1/10/2019 at 4:54 PM, NeuropsychologyNerd said: Oh cool! Have you heard back from McGill yet? I applied to the master's program since my current master's won't transfer over any credits or anything. Not yet, I think they are a little slower and they also don't accept many people so the data on when McGill acceptances tend to go out is scarce lol. Which MA did you apply to?
rainydaychai Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 School: Simon Fraser University Type: MA/PhD Clinical Psychology Date of Invite: Jan 11th, 2018 Type of invite: Email invitation to either a Skype or in-person interview! Interview date(s): In person: Feb. 1. POI: PM me First Canadian invite! (And only, as I only applied to one Canadian school). Not super surprised due to my ties with the program (two of my reference letter writers are also on the admissions committee), but excited nonetheless! Mickey26, Neurophilic and chopper.wife 3
ZingyNeuron Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 Does anyone know if Concordia sent invites already?
chopper.wife Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) Me too! School: Simon Fraser University Type: MA/PhD Clinical Psychology Date of Invite: Jan 11th, 2018 Type of invite: Email invitation to either a Skype or in-person interview! Interview date(s): In person: Feb. 1. or Skype POI: PM me Edited January 12, 2019 by chopper.wife Neurophilic, rainydaychai and Mickey26 3
chopper.wife Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 Do you guys think forking out the money to attend an in-person interview is better than Skyping in? I know they say they don't give preference to in-person interviewees, but.... I feel like they do haha
Neurophilic Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 1 hour ago, chopper.wife said: Do you guys think forking out the money to attend an in-person interview is better than Skyping in? I know they say they don't give preference to in-person interviewees, but.... I feel like they do haha I don't think it matters.. if it's your first choice and you don't mind to spend the money, there's no harm. Flying within Canada can be pretty pricey though
chopper.wife Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, Neurophilic said: I don't think it matters.. if it's your first choice and you don't mind to spend the money, there's no harm. Flying within Canada can be pretty pricey though Yes agreed, I think I also want to go to see the campus/city since I’d be living there for a good chunk of time!! Neurophilic 1
Neurophilic Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 Just now, chopper.wife said: Yes agreed, I think I also want to go to see the campus/city since I’d be living there for a good chunk of time!! Then go for it! i don't think you'd regret the travel, that's for sure!
Mickey26 Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 1 hour ago, chopper.wife said: Do you guys think forking out the money to attend an in-person interview is better than Skyping in? I know they say they don't give preference to in-person interviewees, but.... I feel like they do haha 17 minutes ago, Neurophilic said: I don't think it matters.. if it's your first choice and you don't mind to spend the money, there's no harm. Flying within Canada can be pretty pricey though That's a fair point! Check out the budget airlines (Flair Air??). Although I still find budget airlines in Canada are kinda unreliable sometimes, as they do go on strike and such. Keep that in mind haha
Generic_Applicant Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 School: McGill Type:PhD Clinical Psychology Date of Invite: Jan 11th, 2018 Type of invite: Acceptance! POI: I prefer to not disclose, sorry! Good luck everyone! chopper.wife, statsguy69, Neurophilic and 3 others 6
rainydaychai Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 1 hour ago, chopper.wife said: Do you guys think forking out the money to attend an in-person interview is better than Skyping in? I know they say they don't give preference to in-person interviewees, but.... I feel like they do haha If you do decide to go, see you there! I will be attending, but I live in BC myself, so it's a little easier for me.
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